Dysconscious Audism
The term “audism” is reasonably well-known however the fact it is frequently mistaken for autism, online portals such as search engines will likely recommend autism as the search phrase instead of audism. This demonstrates that…
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The hearing world does not listen
Some may deem the above quote is another opinion by Deaf21 that the oral world’s anything but. However a number of opinions or assertions does in fact come from the inspiration of altruistic hearing people…
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The Deaf are foreigners in their own country
This is from a news article in the Independent in September 1989. It had followed soon after the Deaf President Now! campaign at Gallaudet in the USA. Its is of interest in view of its…
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The incredulous existence of certain paradigms
One might think this post about what entails to be elements of the speech belief system is naff, but its certainly factual even if the very tangibility that is presented can be easily challenged. Besides…
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Deaf in Burundi – a case of paternalism
This is a very important piece of work in terms of third world countries and the ways and means in which the Deaf in those countries suffer. It parallels the situations described with what is…
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The phone never rings twice
A few years ago the famed inventor of the telephone (and of oralism and eugenics and other things) was struck off the patents registers as being the only true inventor of the telephone. The US…
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Railways at 200: The undesirable acts
This is a bête noire look at the railways so if you are easily offended please don’t be. That because this is not a subject to enthuse over in terms of the 200th anniversary of…
